Honolulu vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	85
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	351K	442K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 2% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 151st and 119th ($3020 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 107th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 79th vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 301st vs 140th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Miami

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	Honolulu	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$23889

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882